It’s not often that a game gets signed for publication, it’s rarer still for a game designed AT an Unpub event should join the ranks of the Unpub Alumni. The post below, from designer Michael Kelley, is the story of how his game Dark Dealings went from idea to Nevermore Games; check it out! MVP Boardgames (Peter Gousis and I) came to Unpub 5 this year with several of our designs, including our new card game Dark Dealings. The game is played in three phases, which worked as follows (at the time): First, players drafted heroes by assigning them to other players.Second, players bid, using...

Yes, we realize it is April 1st. Yes, we know that means it’s also ‘April Fools Day’, but please rest assured that this is no joke (also, by us saying it’s no joke is also not a joke). Unpub is proud to have been asked to be...